414 Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. 
3rd Triennial Period, 1862-65.— Andrew Ckombie Ramsay, F.R.S., Professor of Geology in 
the Government School of Mines, and Local Director of the Geological Survey of Great 
Britain, for his various works and memoirs published during the last live years, in which he 
has applied the large experience acquired by him in the Direction of the arduous work of 
the Geological Survey of Great Britain to the elucidation of important questions bearing on 
Geological Science. 
4th Triennial Period, 1865-68. — Dr William Carmichael MTntosh, for his paper “on the 
Structure of the British Nemerteans, and on some New British Annelids,” published in the 
Transactions of the Society. 
5th Triennial Period, 1868-71. — Professor William Turner, for his papers “ontheGieat 
Pinner Whale ; and on the Gravid Uterus, and the Arrangement of the Foetal Membranes 
in the Cetacea,” published in the Transactions of the Society. 
6th Triennial Period, 1871-74. — Charles William Peach, Esq., for his Contributions to 
Scottish Zoology and Geology, and for his recent contributions to Fossil Botany. 
7th Triennial Period, 1874-77. — Dr Ramsay H. Traquair, for his paper “ on the Structure 
and Affinities of Tristichoipterus alcdus (Egerton),” published in the Transactions of the 
Society, and also for his contributions to the Knowledge of the Structure of Recent and 
Fossil Fishes. 
8th Triennial Period, 1877-80. — John Murray, Esq., for his paper “on the Structure 
and Origin of Coral Reefs and Islands,” published (in abstract) in the Proceedings of 
the Society. 
9th Triennial Period, 1880-83. — Professor Herdman, for his papers “on the Tunicata,” 
published in the Proceedings and Transactions of the Society. 
10th Triennial Period, 1883-86. — B. N. Peach, Esq., for his Contributions to the Geology and 
Palieontology of Scotland, published in the Transactions of the Society. 
llTH Triennial Period, 1886-89.— Robert Kidston, Esq., for his Researches in Fossil Botany, 
published in the Transactions of the Society. 
12th Triennial Period, 1889-92. — John Horne, Esq., F.G.S., for his InYestigations into the 
Geological Structure and Petrology of the North-West Highlands. 
13th Triennial Pewod, 1892-95. — Robert Irvine, Esq., for his papers on the Action of 
Organisms in the Secretion of Carbonate of Lime and Silica, and on the solution of these 
substances in Organic Juices. These are printed in the Society’s Transactions and 
Proceedings. 
14th Triennial Period, 1895-98. — Professor Cossar Ewart, for his recent InYestigations con- 
nected with Telegony. 
15th Triennial Period, 1898-1901. — Dr John S. Flett, for his papers entitled “The Old Red 
Sandstone of the Orkneys” and “The Trap Dykes of the Orkneys,” printed in vol. 
xxxix of the Transactions of the Society. 
16th Triennial Period, 1901-04. — Professor J. Graham Kerr, M.A., for his Researches on 
Lepiclosiren paradoxa, published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, 
London. 
17th Triennial Period, 1904-07. — Frank J. Cole, B.Sc., for his paper entitled “A Monograph 
on the General Morphology of the Myxinoid Fishes, based on a Study of Myxine,” published 
in the Transactions of the Society, regard being also paid to Mr Cole’s other valuable contri- 
butions to the Anatomy and Morphology of Fishes. 
1st Biennial Period, 1907-09. — Francis J. Lewis, M.Sc., F.L.S., for his papers in the Society’s 
Transactions “ On the Plant Remains of the Scottish Peat Mosses.” 
2nd Biennial Period, 1909-11. — James Murray, Esq., for his paper on “Scottish Rotifers 
collected by the Lake Survey (Supplement),” and other papers on the “Rotifera” and 
“ Tardigrada,” which appeared in the Transactions of the Society — (this Prize was awarded 
after consideration of the papers received within the five years prior to the time of award : 
see Neill Prize Regulations). 
3rd Biennial Period, 1911-13.— Dr W. S. Bruce, in recognition of the scientific results of his 
Arctic and Antarctic explorations. 
4th Biennial Period, 1913-15. — Robert Campbell, D.Sc., for his paper on “The Upper 
Cambrian Rocks at Craigeven Bay, Stonehaven,” and “ Downtonian and Old Red Sandstone 
Rocks of Kincardineshire,” published in the Transactions of the Society. 
6th Biennial Period, 1915-17. — W. H. Lang, F.R.S., M.B., D.Sc., for his paper in conjunction 
with Dr R. Kids i on, F.R.S., on Rhynia Gwynne-Vaugliani, Kidston and Lang, published 
in the Transactions of the Society, and for his previous investigations on Pteridophytes 
and Cycads. 
